Sentence examples for to avoid shattering from inspiring English sources

Perhaps the rebbe was trying to walk the fine line between discouraging cultlike fanaticism among his followers and wanting to avoid shattering their hopes for imminent redemption.

Presumably as a courtesy to their listeners' eardrums (and to avoid shattering any wineglasses), the pair strolled offstage and into the lobby outside the main space before singing the last high notes at full throttle.

Dispose of the glass in a safe place (avoid shattering or breaking).

However, neither p nor v was involved in the early steps in the domestication of pea in which dpo1 and dpo2 were selected to avoid pod shattering.

He was trying to avoid "shatter[ing] the Republic," he said.

In each plant, five spikes were covered to avoid grain loss from seed shattering.

To avoid seed losses due to shattering and bird damages, the primary head of each weedy plant was covered with a paper bag once its flowering finished.

To avoid seed loss by natural seed shattering, all panicles of an individual were enclosed in a nylon mesh bag 10 days after flowering.

To help minimize segregation distortion in creating the population, seeds in all generations were harvested as soon as individual plants became mature to avoid loss of seeds due to shattering.

Depending on how you use it, you may want to go with plastic to avoid having the snow globe shatter (especially if you plan to store it in your holiday storage boxes every year).

And a line of burly security guards blocking a door is precisely the heartless multinational image BP needs to avoid as it struggles to repair its shattered reputation.